remain
verb (used without object)
to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified.
have been remaining
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present perfect progressiveof remain.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Storm tracks and cold air have been remaining to the north and west of the area,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
“The novelty is that sectors that have been remaining neutral, or were even somehow favorable to the president, also signed, because they saw themselves as being at risk,” Melo added.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
The Great Fire probably destroyed any other traces which may then have been remaining of this extremely interesting old preaching-cross.
From Memorials of Old London Volume I by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
